Chloe N. Clark is the author of the short story collection Collective Gravities, an NPR pick for Best Books of 2020, as well as the poetry collections Escaping the Body, Your Strange Fortune, and more. She is a founding co-editor-in-chief of the literary journal Cotton Xenomorph.

"Chloe Clark's stories arecompact marvels of miniaturized mystery, something like what I imagine youmight get if you stranded Steven Millhauser in interstellar space. Patternsof Orbit is a smart, moving collection, one that might permanentlyexpand what you imagine possible, leaving you searching out fresh wondereverywhere you go." —Matt Bell, author of Appleseed"Chloe Clark is one of myfavorite writers. Somehow she manages, in story after story, to capture—withperfect clarity and precision—the mystery and wonder and heartbreak ofexistence. And really, that's all I ever want." —Ben Loory, author of Tales ofFalling and Flying"From interstellar travelto cities of the dead, Clark masterfully constructs constellations of memory,hope, and wonder. These genredefying stories will make you look up at the skyand deep into your soul." —Sequoia Nagamatsu, National Bestsellingauthor of How High We Go in the Dark“This is a landmark collection. I would recommend it to anyonewho likes short fiction, regardless of genre.” —Supernatural Tales, (Jan. 18, 2023)“In Patterns of Orbit: Stories Chloe N Clark“accomplishes in a few pages what others can’t pull off in a hundred.” —TNBBC’s The Next Best Book Blog (Feb. 5, 2023)“Simply transcendent across all galaxies, Patternsof Orbit is a must-read for fans of Ted Chiang.” —AllisonCho, Booklist (March/April 2023)“Patterns of Orbit gathers well-crafted stories that move through the darkness of space,delivering interstellar insights about searching for lost loved ones. They areabout what’s uncanny in the universe and about humanity’s unknowability, isolation,and existence.” —ElaineChiew, Foreword Reviews (March/April 2023)

• ContentsThere is the World Within this Window1A Sense of Taste5Even the Night Sky Can Learn to be a Fist13The Waves Hear Every Promise You Make15The Day Lasts Longer the Further Away You Are   25A Place You Know27This Skin You Call Your Own31Swingman35Buoyancy39Who Walks Beside You41Out in the Dark51Simultaneity63Wearing the Body65Long in the Tooth79Even the Veins of Leaves81Run the Line93Accidental Girls97Underwater Even Bells Sound Like Bodies111Static113Red as the Night Sky Burning135Supernova137Jumpers139Shapeless149The Ocean is Not Empty157We Are Still165So Far The Distance167